Ducati is calling me

"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion) 03/11/2019 at 03:34 • Filed to: AestheticsInMotion making dumb decisions so you don't have to

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Three bikes in particular. I’m trying to resist the allure, but I’m scared that a red Italian might fill the void left behind by the Volvos’ absence...

I’ve got a ninja 300 my neighbor will let me borrow to get back in the groove once I finally start riding *legally*... but I don’t think that will keep me entertained for long. I felt like I outgrew my o ld high-school 250 after about a month. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 03:41

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buy it!

:)

Tristan > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 03:52

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I know nothing about Ducatis except for the fact that they look like a lot of fun!

CRider > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 04:13

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I’ll take the bottom two and leave the SUV. 

Wheelerguy > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 04:15

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Buy a Scrambler and be satisfied with that. Don’t aspire for more.

Unless Dovizioso wins MotoGP instead of Lorenzo, in which case get the V4.

AestheticsInMotion > Wheelerguy 03/11/2019 at 04:35

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I like the Sc rambler, but not for $10k

AestheticsInMotion > CRider 03/11/2019 at 04:38

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Poor enduro. Starts over $20k so it's not really in the running anyways but still.... 

CRider > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 05:19

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It’s the Lamborghini Urus of motorcycles. I’m sure it rides great for an ADV (It’s not an enduro) but... yeah, it’s just not doing the job a D ucati should do.

AestheticsInMotion > CRider 03/11/2019 at 05:23

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Eh, I’ve only seen reviews, I can’t really t alk. But the M ultistrada En duro sure looks like an absolute blast offroad.

If I could just get straight M onster styling with more supermoto chops I think I’d have my dream bike...

gettingoldercarguy > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 05:24

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Don’t count out the street triple, specifically the r. Triples sound gorgeous and really combine the best o f both inline 4s and twins IMHO.

Sovande > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 07:05

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How much for the V70 T5M?

shop-teacher > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 07:21

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They are very pretty.

I missed that the Volvo has  gone.

Spanfeller is a twat > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 07:47

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I really like the hyperm otard 

Manny05x > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 08:37

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The new hyper motard is sexy. One gripe i have and i dont know why Ducati did this is they went from a key system to open the seat to a allen key; only Ducati.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 10:13

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Those bottom 2 are on my list as well. I would love a Monster or Scrambler one day. 

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 10:19

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Multistrada for me

AdverseMartyr > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 10:59

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I’d go with the Monster personally.

AestheticsInMotion > Sovande 03/11/2019 at 14:11

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Cheap, I just have to find time to get it running. Still haven't addressed the misfire

Sovande > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 14:21

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Gotcha.  I wish I had the time to fly out and drive home.  And I wish I had a place to store yet another car...

AestheticsInMotion > Sovande 03/11/2019 at 15:11

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You and me both. The drive up from California really showed me how amazing these would be for commuting, but it was more of an I pulse buy than anything 

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 15:43

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Used monsters can be found cheap pretty easily. But they’re no fun. Nope. Uh uh. Not at all. You definitely don’t want one. That’s why I ONLY put 17k miles on in 2 years. And slow. Really it’s a completely useless bike. Obviously.

Sovande > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 15:46

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Meanwhile I’m discovering how shitty a 1983 Chevy Caprice Wagon can be... Or perhaps “rediscovering” is more accurate. I’m certainly not surprised by it’s current state.

I would say that the P80 V70 is one of the most comfortable cars I have driven. Easy to see out of, comfortable, fast if you want to make it fast and moderately safe too. 

CRider > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 16:01

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It weighs a claimed 527 lbs wet, that’s not a blast off road and good luck if you drop the thing and need to pick it up. For comparison, a Honda CRF450L weighs 289 lbs wet .

Get the Monster or the Hyper, you’ll have more fun. 

AestheticsInMotion > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/11/2019 at 16:08

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Tell me they're unreliable. And useless on anything put perfectly smooth pavement. And no room for a passenger. PLEASE

BobintheMtns > CRider 03/11/2019 at 16:10

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People say the enduro is an epic bike.. yeah, relatively heavy, but so are all the GS heavyweight bikes.. I think the duc is actually a bit lighter than the comparable KTM or BMW...

Really the only fault people find with it is it’s high price... A bit expensive for a bike that’s meant to be thrashed off road...

If I was gonna get a duc these days, I’d look at the desert sled... I hear they’re just too fun.

AestheticsInMotion > shop-teacher 03/11/2019 at 16:14

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Well, not yet. Drove the 850 300 miles this weekend, but it is up for sale. The V70... Still need to find time to get it running

AestheticsInMotion > Sovande 03/11/2019 at 16:22

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If only you were on the other coast

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 16:31

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Clearly, obviously, useless on dirt or two- up. I NEVER use it for such things!

It’s not great on dirt and gravel but it’ll get the job done. Camping with a passenger is doable and pretty comfortable. It’s had exactly one problem during my ownership. Dead battery. And it’s entirely possible I left the parking lights on by accident.

I commute in the cold and rain too. Multiple riding modes with different traction control and ABS levels help, but it's quite competent without them.

shop-teacher > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 16:34

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Wait, you have two Volvos?  I missed a lot!

AestheticsInMotion > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/11/2019 at 17:02

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Oh man. I want it. 

What are your thoughts on the H ypermotard?

AestheticsInMotion > SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman 03/11/2019 at 17:03

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Such a cool bike. There's a Ducati dealership 3 miles away that I'm going to have to visit

SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 17:05

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Yep, I’d get rid of my 748 Bip in a heartbeat for a 2010+ Multi

AestheticsInMotion > BobintheMtns 03/11/2019 at 17:08

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I wish there was a program where I could swap em out with whatever Ducati I was interested in at the moment 

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 17:37

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Fuel range is too low. Non starter for me because of that. Never ridden one but I hear they're stupid fun.

AestheticsInMotion > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 03/11/2019 at 18:37

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Yikes. 100 miles.

Guess I should schedule my skills test soon! 

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > AestheticsInMotion 03/11/2019 at 18:39

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Doooo eeeet!

BobintheMtns > AestheticsInMotion 03/12/2019 at 14:24

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That’d be amazing.... Wake up, decide if you wanna go rip around the mountains on a sled, or destroy some roads with a V4.....